Niger vs Pre-demographic dividend: Food imports

Niger
37.9%
in 2024
Pre-demographic dividend
15.5%
in 2019
Niger rank
6th
Pre-demographic dividend rank
9th

Food imports over time

  • Niger
  • Pre-demographic dividend
1020304050196219932024

How they compare

Niger currently reports 37.9% against 15.5% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 22.4%.

That makes Niger's figure about 2.5 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Niger ranks 6th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 196 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 17.9% 16.9% 1.1% Niger
2000s 31.0% 13.8% 17.2% Niger
2010s 27.3% 15.4% 11.9% Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food imports, Niger or Pre-demographic dividend?
Niger, at 37.9% against 15.5% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in food imports between Niger and Pre-demographic dividend?
22.4%, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Pre-demographic dividend?
19 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2019.
How do Niger and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for food imports?
Niger ranks 6th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,994 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.